Sterling

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because he paid $12 million for them in 1981......their worth is estimated at $575 million, and a selling price could be much more; the last team sold went for over 35% of its estimated worth....i know the clippers profited $15 million last year, and have made money at least every year since '99

he bought in during a time when the NBA couldn't even hope to get prime time playoff games on network TV.....and he's selling while it is more or less at its peak (i'd argue it is on the down side, but NBA financials might say different).....even if by force, he's getting out at the ideal time, and he stands to make huge money

because he paid $12 million for them in 1981......their worth is estimated at $575 million, and a selling price could be much more; the last team sold went for over 35% of its estimated worth....i know the clippers profited $15 million last year, and have made money at least every year since '99

he bought in during a time when the NBA couldn't even hope to get prime time playoff games on network TV.....and he's selling while it is more or less at its peak (i'd argue it is on the down side, but NBA financials might say different).....even if by force, he's getting out at the ideal time, and he stands to make huge money

And this along with maybe a few other reasons is why I will never be a billionaire. Who's the **** now......DOH

In a roundabout way. He still has season tickets so he does watch them more than most other teams though.

The problem though is Simmons doesn't write much anymore. So unless you listen to his podcasts (an I do only when he has a guest I was to listen to) then you wouldn't hear much from him about the Clippers.

In a roundabout way. He still has season tickets so he does watch them more than most other teams though.

The problem though is Simmons doesn't write much anymore. So unless you listen to his podcasts (an I do only when he has a guest I was to listen to) then you wouldn't hear much from him about the Clippers.

I did not know this. I quit following him when he moved West. He made me laugh quite a few times.

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I mean if he doesn't like black people why on earth would he own an NBA team?

Other people mentioned it... based on his past comments I don't think it's unreasonable to think he "owned" his players. He's been accused of saying he wants his teams comprised of poor black men from the south and run by a white head coach. His mistress is black/hispanic as well... it's analagous to saying plantation owners sleeping with their slaves or providing them food and shelter can't be racist.

But there's also the fact that owning a professional sports team means entering a very exclusive club. At the time he was looking, the NBA was in a bit of disarray, so the teams were available to buy and relatively speaking pretty cheap (Sterling paid $12-17m... I've seen both numbers quoted). Maybe he also really likes basketball. I think a combination of all those things could explain why a bigot would buy a team in a league mostly comprised of black guys.

'I've spoken of the Shining City all my political life. …In my mind it was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, windswept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace; a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity. And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here. That's how I saw it, and see it still.'" Ronald Reagan

What offends me, is that some dude says some stupid crap to a hooker in private, and she tells on him because she doesn't get a Mazarati, and everyone else is so offended that he said something offensive, therefore he must pay 2.5 million clams and sell his ownership in a basketball team. Where's the crime?

Because he talked about black people. That's really become that toxic of a topic, hasn't it?

Those aren't the facts of what happened and he didn't get fined and likely have his team ownership revoked because "he talked about black people." White people outrage is cute though.

Sponsers were pulling their sponserships (i.e. money). Players were threatening to walk off the court. These ultimately are the reasons why he got fined and likely will lose his team. Not because "he talked about black people".

Those aren't the facts of what happened and he didn't get fined and likely have his team ownership revoked because "he talked about black people." White people outrage is cute though.

Sponsers were pulling their sponserships (i.e. money). Players were threatening to walk off the court. These ultimately are the reasons why he got fined and likely will lose his team. Not because "he talked about black people".

He's not free of consequences based on what he said. Nobody is.

I like my version better.

I'm all for people suffering the consequences. My post was about white people outrage, like you said. Plus, Adam Silver ...... man. What a punchable face.

Because he talked about black people. That's really become that toxic of a topic, hasn't it?

He said quite a bit more, and in addition he has a history of running afoul of landlord-tenant laws that protect minorities. I reviewed the complaints and they seem credible. But yes, this topic is deadly, the equivalent of heresy in an earlier age.

I think its incumbent upon us to distinguish between racists (this guy) and people who are merely seen as insensitive to minority issues. Because those aren't the same thing

He said quite a bit more, and in addition he has a history of running afoul of landlord-tenant laws that protect minorities. I reviewed the complaints and they seem credible. But yes, this topic is deadly, the equivalent of heresy in an earlier age.

I think its incumbent upon us to distinguish between racists (this guy) and people who are merely seen as insensitive to minority issues. Because those aren't the same thing

i agree. There are lots of ignorant people with racist beliefs out there, perhaps always will be. Most of them do no actual physical harm while others cause real and substantial pain. We need to make sure we don't treat these two different types of people the same. Bundy, as one example is just an old ignorant man with little real impact on people. Sterling is a bit different.... as a landlord especially much more so than an NBA owner.

“The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.” - John Kenneth Galbraith

'I've spoken of the Shining City all my political life. …In my mind it was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, windswept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace; a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity. And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here. That's how I saw it, and see it still.'" Ronald Reagan